"The green routes can be very pleasant, but they suffer from poor social safety, particularly after dark. The tow paths also suffer from poor objective safety, both from the immediately adjacent water, and from a range of obstacles such as recently…"

"Making Birmingham a centre for cycle tourism is fully achievable. New St links us to most parts of the country and as Roy Watson has shown with the Greenways of Birmingham Map there are plenty of leisure routes out of the City. But then you find all…"

"Excellent integrated transport. I took my Brompton to Vancouver years ago and thoroughly enjoyed exploring the City. From downtown to Univ of British Columbia (fabulous anthropology museum BTW) you had a choice of a scenic coastal route or a…"

"I had noticed that Air France is running a series of adverts on RTÉ Radio 1 this year suggesting (amongst other things) flying to Vancouver for a cycling holiday. This video explains why. Wouldn't it be nice if Birmingham became a place…"

This video about joined up transport thinking and cycling in Vancouver should be a must-see for all Birmingham councillors, the WMCA Mayor and anyone involved in transport in the region.Having cycled around Vancouver I can tesify to how pleasant it is to move around that city. And get this, you can take your bike on a bus.....See More